New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-28
THE THISTLE NEARLY DONE.
TO LAUNCH THE SCOTCH YACHT IN APRIL.
HER PLANS CHANGED FROM THOSE FIRST ADOPTED
NOW A CUTTER OF THE FIRST CLASS.

NOW A CUTTER OF THE FIRST CLASS.
rBY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUyEl
BosroN, March 81" The dimensions OF the Scotch
cutter Thistle, published in January, are now
changed" says The Herald's" Glasgow correspond
ent The statement that she was to be hfrstciasS
cutter has been verified and the Thistle according u
her official measurements is the largest racing
that has ever been built either in England or scoahd
MANY have claimed that tie Thistle to he second
class cntte, and only few days ago Captain Arthur
Clark of LlOyds London agency. stated tha' 'ho op
ion vas prevalent in England that she Woniu U" w, a q
second.class cutter The stock syndicate evidchIiy
took a second thought and finally decided to tmd the
Thistle ten feet longer than she appeared III thc es'
mated plans Her beam is immense tor cutter, Deins
twenty and three teutbs feet extreme. NO cutter,
either for cruising or racing has ever been out Win
such wide beam, acd this means extra iargc sa. san
area Her draugh has been altered slightly IRON .no
estimated plans and she Is one-tanh OF an men
than in her estimated plans As the scale IN inc shcer
plan in :he estimates was onefourth of an hcn w s m
foot, 1t be easily seen how sucn 'la. % III ~
the width of a pencil mark such scale woud Tnho
the adherence one-tenth OF an inch. Her dranght Is
fourteen feet and tenth OF an nch Inc lh5tlo 10
cutter built especially Tor moderate weather' .nouen
With her width of beam and depth she will prove
racer in all kinds of weather, ana WIN tne 'i,s
sail spread that she will carry will prove iast IN gn
airs She is 80 pow erul that she will be able 10 carry
her aas in strong Winds She has three and one mar
feet less beam than the Mayflowcr and has ior anu
one-tenth more draught. Comparing her win INC INC
Puritan she is ten feet longer on the wafer INC "
has about three feet less beam with five ieet more
draucht She will be able to carry as great sdi' d
area us tho Puritan. and over forty ms couiso .no
latter will have allow her by rough estae HeNch
minutes ot time Her extreme drnught may bo as
advantage to her over the New-f ork iacht .in ~
side course but her designer and the scotch
evidenty look to winning the race twenty ni'es ~
wndward and return and also the triangular race OUT
side New-York HarbOr." .., oro
stern Her topsdes are flush, while below the water
line she ia shut in with inside and outside plating er
dimensions according to the Glasgow custom houao 30
records cabed on Saturday to The Herald are as as
follows: Square stern, bud, carvcl and cnnchcr 10
feet long 20 $40 cct broad, II l-lO ieet deep .on
mage without deduction 100 20 tons IN cuo,c
2s4 9-1O The above are the Custom House inc"snto ~
mepts and are not the racing measurements. ne %
length is taken the deck iIom the after ehu oil e
stem to the ioresidc OF the sternpost Cd deck ,no
water length is not given hut alter corcinl caIcua
tions made according TO the English customs ohnnso
rules she about ~ feet on the wafer 1ne,
COMPARING her with Watsons cutters. the Nandura
and the Wendur she is about nine feet longer tha inc
former and FIVE feet longer that the latter ono -
nearly four feet wider than the iormer ana TWO anu
one-fourth feet wider than the endur one - ,oui
and niue-tenths feet longer than the Galaea ana IA
five and threotcnths feet wider on the beain' nc
Genesta is nine feet shorter aud is fvo ieet hftoMo
Longer than the Gaatea with more besh ana Win
considerable sa area. she Will, no douDt nave
great driving power and this ia what Mr w atsoh nas
ALWAYS adv ocated that the hull must be made 10 cor
respond with the driving power when IL 10 oc pu'
upon II. Her lead ballast u slowed ~ low hs IL can
be- and this will give her great righting powe, anI.
leverage. Her high irecbOard NJ extreme "lbIa W
III, keel will act as 80 much beam and II Will also heip
her IN carving her sails The Scotch designer has CUT
aooi from the "narrow extreme beam 80 Bopuia, a,
now in Britain md gone over to American ideas OF
more BEAM II the Maynower il comp ohi7" H'ooP'
the Thistle is ccrtairly q compromise cutter
Mr. Watson in plating the Thistle wlth NAM . r, ou.
plating below did not pay much attention 10 inc cry
that il was a mistake TO build yacht with LAP seams
below the water line. Such wide change rom tnc
smoother flush appears TO many to he an error
hut the Thisto'a designer cv IDENTITY has gwen mnch
thought and stud, To the ~ ter and has decided h
lapped seams. besides beng the stronger oier llte
resistance 10 the water and instead of being ~ drtt'
mcnt to the speed OF the vessel help her lateral
ance She is now near, ready Tor launching and wll
make her tral trip in the latter part ot April Lap
thone has 1adc the best suit o sas he could get out
and her rigging aud iron work i made strong enough
TO stand the sevcrest tests Captain J0hn batt'
famous skipper. will command the Thistle Inc lo''o"-
INC table will be found interesting: